Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times reported on a typing demonstration given the previous day in Brooklyn by a Thomas Osborne of Rochester, New York. The Times reported that Mr. Osborne "holds the championship for fast typing, having accomplished 126 words a minute at Toronto August 13, 1888."
—from Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys, a book by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2033. | 'Lise (edblethngs) | 96.28 | — | 2009-06-16 |
| 2034. | Barry (blaibu) | 96.27 | — | 2010-12-09 |
| 2035. | Derk (racen55) | 96.27 | 99.1% | 2023-09-20 |
| 2036. | Joseph (jspiros) | 96.25 | — | 2009-02-01 |
| 2037. | Nickolas (nick48) | 96.23 | 99% | 2019-02-06 |
| 2038. | K (ksil_razor) | 96.23 | 98% | 2020-08-18 |
| 2039. | Efren (mewtwo98) | 96.21 | 98% | 2023-06-23 |
| 2040. | ばにらー tired goodby... | 96.21 | 97% | 2020-12-19 |
| 2041. | vigenere (vigenere36) | 96.20 | 97.7% | 2023-10-23 |
| 2042. | E (ash12341) | 96.19 | 96% | 2016-02-04 |
| 2043. | The Planck (djsauble) | 96.18 | 99% | 2019-02-20 |
| 2044. | Caleb (commish) | 96.18 | — | 2009-11-30 |
| 2045. | Kevin (baeyoona) | 96.17 | 97% | 2016-11-17 |
| 2046. | Chris (cjbprime) | 96.16 | 91% | 2016-12-09 |
| 2047. | Nash (digitalnash) | 96.15 | — | 2010-01-13 |
| 2048. | Lojjik (sudoking) | 96.15 | — | 2010-02-05 |
| 2049. | Hacker, are you allergic to... | 96.14 | 94% | 2014-07-15 |
| 2050. | Pastabatman (mattyj) | 96.13 | 92% | 2015-12-08 |
| 2051. | Kristofer (freakenbloopie) | 96.13 | 88% | 2011-11-28 |
| 2052. | John (abanesjo) | 96.13 | 98% | 2021-10-06 |
| 2053. | Terrence (zterrence) | 96.12 | 93% | 2014-11-19 |
| 2054. | Sian Caleb (promechanics) | 96.12 | 98% | 2021-02-27 |
| 2055. | Jennifer (jwintersgill) | 96.11 | 97% | 2014-12-28 |
| 2056. | twitch.tv/maximum12345 (abn... | 96.10 | 95% | 2015-05-30 |
| 2057. | Brian (wivo) | 96.09 | 96% | 2014-02-20 |
| 2058. | hi (newkeyboardlove) | 96.09 | 96% | 2017-12-30 |
| 2059. | Brennan (uman) | 96.09 | — | 2010-08-20 |
| 2060. | Eldin (oktea) | 96.08 | 98% | 2022-07-19 |
| 2061. | Quittance (quittance) | 96.07 | 99% | 2022-02-18 |
| 2062. | Ben (bounciness) | 96.07 | 95% | 2014-04-12 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 78,663 | 61.98 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 85 | 61.75 | March 31, 2010 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 55.64 | May 1, 2021 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 3 | 58.73 | May 18, 2021 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |